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2020Documentary · Mystery

First aired

November 14, 2020

7.7

TMDB Score

77% match · 31 votes

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S01 · E04

The Escape of John Wilkes Booth

Season 1 · Dec 5, 2020 · 1h 18m

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E01▶

The Final Hunt For D.B. Cooper

Nov 14, 2020 · 1h 18m

E02▶

Titanic's Lost Evidence

Nov 21, 2020 · 1h 18m

E03▶

Endurance: The Hunt for Shackleton's Ice Ship

Nov 28, 2020 · 1h 18m

E04Playing

The Escape of John Wilkes Booth

Dec 5, 2020 · 1h 18m

E05▶

Roswell: The First Witness - The Journal

Dec 12, 2020 · 1h 18m

E06▶

Roswell: The First Witness – The Memo

Dec 19, 2020 · 1h 18m

E07▶

Roswell: The First Witness – The Writer

Dec 26, 2020 · 1h 18m

He was the actor whose most famous role was assassinating a president. But was John Wilkes Booth also an escape artist? Did Booth evade justice and live for decades after killing Abraham Lincoln? For the first time, Booth family members share family lore, and what they believe is evidence of the assassin's escape, passed down through generations.

About the Series

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Synopsis

Investigates a wide range of historically compelling topics and the mysteries surrounding each including the Titanic, D.B. Cooper, Roswell, John Wilkes Booth, and more. Fresh, new evidence and perspectives will be showcased, such as never-before-released documents, personal diaries and DNA evidence.

First aired: November 14, 2020
Last aired: September 7, 2026
Seasons: 7 seasons · 103 episodes
Status: Returning Series
Original language: English
Networks: Planète+ A&E, History, PLANÈTE+